New Principles of Gardening. 
All Grounds not all Lhings bear: The Alder-Tree 
Grows in thick Fens ; with Sallows Brooks agree ;~ 
Alb craggy Mountains ; Shores fweet Myrtle fills. 
And, lafily, Bacchus loves the funny Hills. 
Tis obfervable, that the Apple called the Kentifh-Pippin, 
will thrive better in Ke#t, thanany other kind of Apple; as al- 
fo Codlins, when in divers other Places, neither of thofe Fruits 
will thrive, but are foon deftroyed by the Canker; and even 
amongft Pear-Trees, I have obferved, that Summer-Pears will 
thrive in Land, where Winter-Pears will not. 
In order to attain the Knowledge of what Species of Fruits 
are moft natural to the So#/, where we intend to raife or plant 
our Trees, I advife, that Obfervation be made of theididerent 
Growth of Trees in the neighbouring Parts,’ and of Experi- 
ments on Variety of Kinds planted in our own Garden. ° 
For various Plants, what Air and Soil -is good? 
And that, which hurts them, muft be under ftood. 
Warm Air and Moifiure is by Apples loved; 
— But, if to fony. Hills they are removed, 
You mufi not blame them, if they then decay : 
Through a crude Soil the Fig will make its Way. 
Af it be not supoled tothe Rude North, 
The Pear when it has Room enough to bret, shai 
~ Where it has Warmth fufficient over Head, 
If it be feconded by the wet Ground, 
With fwelling Fruits and Blofloms will be crowned. 
The backward Mulberry chufes to be dry, 
For confiant Moifture is its Enemy; 
And a wet Soil the Apple vitiates ; 
The Cherry deeply rooted, propogates 
It felf with Freedom, as in Maly 
The thriving Olives every where we fee. 
AA milder Ground the Lemon moft defires : 
One more fevere the yellow Quince reguires. 
It 1s not fit that Apricots fhould fland Be 
In a hot Mold; and Cherries love not Sand, 
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